This month's Home Bar Awards theme really came out of nowhere to me; this month, we're all freezing beets. Here's the problem: I honestly don't really like beets. I used to hate them, and pickled beets are still a smell that I can't really bear to be around. However, I've had enough preparations that I've been able to almost enjoy that I certainly can't say I hate them anymore. I can say, though, that without this challenge I don't think there's any chance I ever would have made a drink with them. But here we are.